Photograph of Balaguru Govindasamy and Sundaragi during their wedding

Collections
1605518
Title
Photograph of Balaguru Govindasamy and Sundaragi during their wedding
Year/Period
1933
Region
Singapore
Object Type
photographic prints
Material
silver gelatin paper, photographic gelatin
Technique
gelatin silver process
Dimension
Object size: 15.4 x 20.1 cm
Accession No.
2025-00708
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Mythili and the family S L Perumal

Balaguru Govindasamy Chettiar was a pioneer Singaporean who ran the Indian Labour Company, the main contractor supplying workers to the Singapore Harbour Board (now Port of Singapore Authority (PSA)). This photograph depicts the wedding of Govindasamy and his second wife, Sundaragi. Seated between them is Govindasamy's daughter from his first marriage, Komalavalli.